I have about a 3.7 from my UG. on my LSDAS report it says this GPA is 56th percentile for my school. I didn't realize the grade inflation was that bad here - to what extent is that going to cheapen my GPA in the eyes of adcomms? will they still look at it as a legit 3.7, or have a tendency to laugh it off?

GargamelITT wrote:I have about a 3.7 from my UG. on my LSDAS report it says this GPA is 56th percentile for my school. I didn't realize the grade inflation was that bad here - to what extent is that going to cheapen my GPA in the eyes of adcomms? will they still look at it as a legit 3.7, or have a tendency to laugh it off?

GargamelITT wrote:I have about a 3.7 from my UG. on my LSDAS report it says this GPA is 56th percentile for my school. I didn't realize the grade inflation was that bad here - to what extent is that going to cheapen my GPA in the eyes of adcomms? will they still look at it as a legit 3.7, or have a tendency to laugh it off?

haha, they wont care.

most likely not,but.. wow... 3.7 and 56%?? Thats like a mean of 3.6....

Shouldn't you have like a 4+ coming out of there OP? I remember your like a 175+ or so.

yeah I guess median would have to be a 3.6x, which seems heinously high. although, maybe there's some self-selective strengthening going on because that's the GPA scale for students applying to law school, not just the student body at large.

of course, there's probably a similar sort of effect at every UG and not just mine

My school also has a mean UPGA at 3.6, which is kind of embarrassing. (We might've determined in an earlier thread that we go to the same place?)I think it has to do with the grading policy here, combined w/ a fair bit of inflation.

No not absurd. A 3.5 at Yale and Harvard would have 10 LSAT points higher on average than a 3.8 in some low tier state school. Yet, law school seems that the 3.5 is inferior even though it's harder to get that 3.5.

No not absurd. A 3.5 at Yale and Harvard would have 10 LSAT points higher on average than a 3.8 in some low tier state school. Yet, law school seems that the 3.5 is inferior even though it's harder to get that 3.5.

If anything, top UGs are grade deflated, using LSAT as adjuster.

LSAC needs to have a school adjustment factor for GPA.

Well whichever way LSAC makes the policy its never going to be completely fair.. I mean the whole two numbers = 90% of your application makes things the way it is.. Not much we can do about it I guess.

Seems fair to me. Pretty much everyone who goes to Michigan or Texas or BC would go to Harvard or Yale if they could (excluding the fact that some people like to watch and be a part of the sports scene and the fact that some people wouldn't want to be the dumbest person at their school).If anything Harvard and Yale should have a 3.7 or 3.8 average.

No not absurd. A 3.5 at Yale and Harvard would have 10 LSAT points higher on average than a 3.8 in some low tier state school. Yet, law school seems that the 3.5 is inferior even though it's harder to get that 3.5.

If anything, top UGs are grade deflated, using LSAT as adjuster.

LSAC needs to have a school adjustment factor for GPA.

GTFO

Anyone who thinks top UGs suffer from "deflation" is an elitist troll.